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  Christiaan Webb Solo Album

  2011 “The Year The Music Died”

  Hot Off The Press: #1

  Anarchy, Seether & Meat Loaf!

  Roxy Music: Complete 1972-1982

  Graceland: 25th Anniversary

  Nanci Griffith New Album in ‘12

  Be Heard & Seen, Ask Gene!

  Lindi Ortega: Live in Lvrpl

  DiFranco New 2012 Album

  Lost Alone: OTW: 2012

  Lanterns on The Lake: Live/Lvrpl

  Pete Townshend Saves Music!

  Stop the Rock? Nope!

  Dirty Three New LP in 2012

  Last Live Shows Of 2011

  Best Albums of 2011

  Korn: The Path Of Totality

  Rodrigo y Gabriela Tour 2012

  Nickelback: Here & Now

  Within Temptation Live

  Volbeat & Toploader Live!

  Hard Rock Night! Live & Livid!

  Rock Local! Wrexham Central

  Seasick Steve Live

  Other Lives in Manchester

  Black Country Communion - Live!

  The Suzukis Inspired Live Show

  Sound City 2011 Review

  Drive-By Truckers in Liverpool

  Sarabeth Tucek Live

  Glamour Of The Kill: Live At Last!

  My Chemical Romance Live

  Ocean Colour Scene Live 2011

  In A Big Country: Live 2011

  Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back…

  The Pretty Reckless Live

  Goo Goo Dolls Live in Liverpool


La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf) Soundtrack. EMI

I’m one happy bargain-hunter! Yesterday I popped into HMV to seek out the La Vie En Rose film soundtrack and to my shock found it priced at £16… But before I left (to ask my friend Mr Ebay) stopped at the counter to buy a very cheap DVD. I mentioned the price of the soundtrack to the guy behind the counter which he checked. I then mentioned that I had seen for sale a special limited edition on Ebay of the La Vie En Rose DVD which included the soundtrack CD. ‘Hang on a second, I think I’ve seen that…’ at which point he went over to a shop shelf and gleefully handed me the special edition box set, including the CD I wanted. It was £30 reduced to £18 and also included the special edition double DVD and lavish 40-page booklet!

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Breed 77 and Panic Cell Live

Back in 1999 I experienced my first metal concert and immediately captured the reasons why it grabs (especially) younger audiences. In fact I witnessed things that I had never seen before in a rock concert; excitement, audience involvement, huge guitar riffs with that signature tight, ocean-deep drum rhythm. Intoxicating stuff! Over the last five years I’ve also witnessed the genre maturing into music that, at its best, communicates with melody, meaning and passion, leaving softer rock to flounder, generally adapting to the mediocre and misguided needs of radio executives.

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Greatest Guitar Riff?

What is the greatest guitar riff of all time?

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